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https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-blog/nonprofit-annual-report-tips/
The best nonprofit annual reports provide customers, investors, boards of directors, and employees with the information necessary to assess progress. Learn how to write a great nonprofit annual report. Best practices by veterans in the industry.

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7 Tips for
Creating an
Effective
Nonprofit Annual
Report

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DONORBOX’S tips on how to create an
ENGAGING ANNUAL REPORT as well as
some of our favorite examples of nonprofits
who did it best

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How To Create
Non Profit
Organizations
Annual Reports

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Use visuals
1
Convey the impact your nonprofit
has had through pictures or
infographics or a combination of
the two

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WHO DID IT BEST
Boys Girls Clubs of America
https://www.bgca.org/

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Make it personal
2
Tell individuals’ stories. Humanize
the success that is the result
of your fundraising and hard work

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WHO DID IT BEST
Boys Girls Clubs of Cleveland
http://www.clevekids.org/

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Be Transparent
3
Be honest about your successes
and the areas that you can and
will improve in

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WHO DID IT BEST
Watsi
https://watsi.org/2016/

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Be Specific
4
Be specific about how donations
were used and the ways in which
your nonprofit created a real
impact

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WHO DID IT BEST
Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center
http://www.dcac.org/

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Say “Thank You”
5
Convey gratitude throughout the
annual report

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WHO DID IT BEST
CalNonprofits
http://www.calnonprofits.org/

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Inspire action
6
Tell your readers how they can
continue to support your
organization

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WHO DID IT BEST
Charity: Water
https://www.charitywater.org/

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Include the
Financials
7
Include the financials in
easy-to-understand graphs and
charts

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WHO DID IT BEST
Be the Match
https://bethematch.org/

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Nonprofit
Annual Report
Templates

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To help you get started we’ve compiled a
list of where to find templates for your
nonprofit annual report
Social Solutions’ Annual
Report Template
Instant Magazine’s Digital
Reports
Reach’s Four Nonprofit
Annual Report Templates
Domo’s Custom Reports
Go here to download all templates
https://donorbox.org/nonprofit-
blog/nonprofit-annual-report-tips/

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